Q: My iPhone 7's GPS is not working in any GPS app
I have got my new iPhone 7 last week. Yeaterday was the first day when I tried using Waze to give me directions to an address but it was constantly telling me that it is searching for the GPS signal.
I first thought that it's a problem with Waze so I've reinstalled it, toggled it's Location Services permission on and off, but nothing helped. I've restarted the phone, even restored it (yes. I've waiting around 2 hours to do that ).
But that didn't work so I thought that maybe Waze is the blame after all. So I've tried Apple Maps and Google Maps too. NONE of them could get my possition. And while my position was "fixed" in Waze, showing me at my home - yeah, Waze is always showing me as being home even though I am in another city - Apple Maps and Google Maps shows my position as jumping around randomly on the map.
I tried resetting my newtwork settings, my privacy settings, all of them. Nothing helped.
Is there maybe someone who has a fix, or do I have to go through the pain and try to get a replacement a week later I first got it?
iPhone 7, iOS 10.0.2
Posted on Oct 1, 2016 7:48 AM
So, I've decided to restore my iCloud Backup to an old iPhone that I had lying around which I knew it had no problems with the GPS. After the restore everything went well so I've decided to take my new iPhone 7 to my carrier's point of service. They've concluded that I need a replacement and that the GPS unit in my phone was faulty. Now I have to wait for a new device since they were out of stock of units just like mine.
Thanks all for your help!
Posted on Oct 3, 2016 3:07 AM

